1. Both Players Can Become Free Agents Next Season The reason for both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade both signing short-term deals -- James with a two-year, opt-out deal and Wade with a one-year deal -- is most likely to allow flexibility for the 2016-17 NBA season. But in today's NBA, you can never count any scenario out. Both deals allow James and Wade to structure their contracts however way they want it, whether that's in Miami, Cleveland, or any other city. But let's be real here, if anyone's changing area codes, it's gonna be No. 23. Next: Audio Evidence [xyz-ihs snippet="Responsive-Ad"] [xyz-ihs snippet="Responsive-Image-Only"] 2. Audio Evidence Just gonna revive this video ?? A video posted by @305heatupdates on Mar 23, 2016 at 12:48pm PDT Make of it what you want, but here is audio evidence of James clearly telling Wade, "Like I said, if we aren't better this year, we're gonna reunite again and do some bigger and better things, alright?" Although, please keep in mind that this was recorded during last year's Christmas Day game, it still may signal some foreshadowing. Next: LeBron Unfollowing the Cleveland Cavaliers on Twitter [xyz-ihs snippet="Responsive-Ad"] [xyz-ihs snippet="Responsive-Image-Only"] 3. LeBron Unfollowing the Cleveland Cavaliers on Twitter This one was kind of strange to say the least. Although James did come out and say that he unfollowed his team in preparation for the playoffs, why would the Cavs be one of the first accounts he unfollows? Also, why not just avoid social media completely as opposed to unfollowing your own team on Twitter? We may be boiling this whole thing over, but it is a little disrespectful, at least according to Kenny Smith. Next: James Going Back to Miami to Work out with Wade [xyz-ihs snippet="Responsive-Ad"] [xyz-ihs snippet="Responsive-Image-Only"] 4. James Going Back to Miami to Work out with Wade The question here is, how does a player in the middle of a season work out with an opposing player in an opposing city? Never has this been seen before during an NBA season, let alone between two of the biggest stars in the league. Sure, James and Wade have one of the tightest relationships in the NBA, but it's clear that James still, at least kind of, misses Miami. I mean, you probably won't see Wade going to work out with James in Cleveland anytime soon. Next: LeBron Actually Saying He Would Take a Pay Cut to Play with Dwyane [xyz-ihs snippet="Responsive-Ad"] [xyz-ihs snippet="Responsive-Image-Only"] 5. LeBron Actually Saying He Would Take a Pay Cut to Play with Dwyane It doesn't get any more blatant than this. But in a recent Bleacher Report article, James actually was quoted saying this: "I really hope that, before our career is over, we can all play together," James said. "At least one, maybe one or two seasons—me, Melo (Carmelo Anthony), D-Wade (Dwyane Wade), CP (Chris Paul)—we can get a year in. I would actually take a pay cut to do that." This is clearly just all speculation for now, but if you happen to see Wade and James donning the same uniform next season, just remember who said it first. [xyz-ihs snippet="Responsive-Ad"]
